DNA Technology

The technique that sorts DNA fragments according to size is called (a)   .

Which individual did the blood stain come from?

• Bob

• Sue

• John

• Lisa

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

All the hereditary information of an organism makes up its

• chromosome

• autosome

• genome

• proteome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is the name of the project begun in 1990 with the goal of identifying and mapping the chromosomal locations of all genes in human DNA?

(a)  

Completion of the Human Genome Project has made possible this method of treating genetic disorders by replacing a defective or missing gene in a person's genome. (Page 180)

(a)  

Gene therapy often uses weakened ______ to transport genes. (Page 180)

• viruses

• bacteria

• stem cells

• vaccines

The manipulation of living organisms or their parts to produce useful products is called

(a)  

The transfer of genes from one organism to another to produce a transgenic organism or genetically modified organism is called

(a)  

What do we call the small, circular pieces of DNA inside a bacterial cell?

(a)  

Scientists can use a restriction enzyme to cut open a bacterial plasmid and insert a human gene into it. This forms ______. (page 181)

• DNA fingerprints

• binary fission

• superplasmids

• recombinant DNA